Alaska
Alaska's wage and hour law requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees overtime for every hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek or in excess of eight hours in any workday. This guide provides an in-depth review of Alaska employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alaska law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alaska requirements regarding workplace security, including those related to trade secrets, embezzlement, data breaches, guns and weapons in the workplace and emergency plans and closings.
Alaska does not have its own version of the federal WARN Act. This guide provides an overview of Alaska's Workforce Investment Act, which complements federal law by enhancing job training and employment assistance in the state.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alaska laws surrounding affirmative action in the workplace. It covers the law for private employers and requirements for state contractors.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alaska laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. It addresses what constitutes discriminatory conduct, which characteristics are protected, defenses against discrimination claims, employer compliance requirements, enforcement and remedies under discrimination laws. It also covers protections and accommodation requirements for lactation and breastfeeding.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of anti-retaliation protections under Alaska EEO laws. It addresses what constitutes retaliation and the associated penalties and remedies for employers that engage in illegal retaliation.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alaska laws prohibiting sexual harassment and other forms of harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic. It covers sexual harassment training, defenses against harassment claims, enforcement and remedies.
This guide covers Alaska law regarding employee personnel file access.
This guide provides compliance guidance for HR and payroll professionals in Alaska regarding the requirement to report new hire information to the state, including what, when and how to report.